Purpose: Social workers, case workers, intake workers, and other applicable parties often prepare petitions and other case document filings, which are filed via Corporation Counsel or the District Attorney’s office. However, when authorized, these parties may also file new CHIPS, JIPS, delinquency, and TPR cases with the circuit courts using the non-party case filing feature.
Applicable Users: Social workers, case workers, and intake workers
eFile a new case as a social worker using non-party filing
This section is for creating a new case filing as a intake worker, social worker, or case worker. If you need to create an eCourts account, please see Creating a social worker eCourts account.
- Log into the eFiling website with your eCourts account at http://efiling.wicourts.gov/. For detailed instructions, see Log into an existing eCourts account.
- Select non-party case filing from the menu bar at the top or select the [Case filing] button from the bottom menu.
- From the County dropdown menu, select the county in which you plan to file. Then, select the [Upload documents] button to browse for and upload the case-initiating document(s) and other associated documents to the case.
Note: The yellow banner will tell you what filing document is required for the selected class codes.
- From the Document type dropdown menu, select the correct document type, and enter a descriptive title in the Document title text entry field. Select the [Continue] button.
Note: An accurate and descriptive title is beneficial for identifying documents. The title entered here is visible to the courts. - On the Ready to file page, select the checkbox next to the filings you wish to submit or select the checkbox next to a county name to submit all filings in that county. Then, select the [File] button.
- The Filings submitted page confirms that your filing has been submitted successfully to the court.
- Once the documents have been processed by the court, you will receive an email notification informing you of the document processing.
Support
Contact the eFile support center if you have further questions. Staff are available Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except for court holidays.
Phone: 1-800-462-8843
Online support form and chat: https://www.wicourts.gov/ecourts/efilesupportform.htm
Email: efilesupport@wicourts.gov
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